Tire.



/H. H. HODGSON.

TIRE.

'APPLIOATION FILED JULY 18, 191 0.

. Patented Dec. 6,1910.

WITNESSES:

INVENTOR. 79K

ATTORNIgY.

OFFICE.

HOWARD H. I 'IODGSON, 0F TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA.

TIRE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

. Application filed July 18, 1910. Serial No. 572,532.-

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, Howann H. HonosoN,

of the city of Toronto, Province of Ontario, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements 'in Tires, of which the following is a ecification.

This invention re ates'todires ofthe type in which a rubber tire is formed in sections having flanged bases" held in contact with inwardly turned flanges on a recessed rim by-means of a hoop spring' In such tires I have experienced much trouble owing to wearing of the flan es of the tire-sections and to lack of sti ness therein. Iurther trouble was experienced due to lack of. conflanges of each section with a metal sheath,

shaped to receive an elastic :pad and by interlocking. the sections substantially as hereinafter more specifically described and then definitely claimed.

Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of part of a wheel'rim showing three sections of the tire in side elevation. Fig. 2 is a cross section of the tire and rim. Fig. 3 is a plan view and the under side of the sections shown in Fig. 1.

A, are rubber tire sections each having lateral flanges I formed on its base.

I), are metal sheaths into which the sections are molded and which are fitted to the base and flanges of each section and extend part way up the neck thereof. These metal sheaths are preferably shorter than the sections of the tire so that, adjacent sheaths do not meetand an elastic cushion is formed between the sections. This feature is of importance, as otherwise flexibility of the tire under radial pressure would be interfered with. v

A depression L is formed in the under side of each metal sheath into which are fitted rubber pads to form cushions F. These cushions F engage the hoop s rlng C which is fitted within the recess upper sides of, the flanges of thetire sections A; These cushions I ease the jar of the section of the hoop spring when tlhe;

in alinemenLI preferably provide each section with a projection G, adapted to fit into Patented Dec. 6, 1910.

ormed in thefixed metal mm B which is provided wlth inwardly turned flanges K which engage the a similarly shaped recess II formed in .the 7 adjacent section which interlocking, however, does not interfere with the resiliency of the individual sectionunder radial pressure.

It will be found thatv a tire provided with my improvementswill possess great durability with no decrease in elasticity as compared-with similar tires these improvements.

What I claim as my invention is A vehicle tire comprising a fixed recessed rim providedwith inwardly extended circular flanges; a rubber tire formed insections provided with laterally extending unprovided with flanges fitting under the aforesaid rim flanges; metal sheaths embracing the bases and flanges of" said sections and each rovided with a depression in its under side: rubber cushions partly received in said depressions; and spring means engaging said cushions to press the rubber tire outwardly. Dated at Toronto this day of June, 1910.

I'IOIVARI) "II. HODGSON.

Signed in the presence of D. S. ToinLL, II. M. (.nmsTMAN. 

